Use of the Power Resources Approach to Trade Unions in Transformation
Use of the Power Resources Approach to Trade Unions in Transformation By: Bhakti Ram Ghimire, Advocate (LL.M-TU, Master in Industry and Employment Relation-ITCILO, Turin, Italy) Introduction Power resource theory is a political theory which proposes the idea that the distribution of power between major classes is to some extent accountable for the successes and failure of various political ideologies . It argues that "at its core, it asserts that working class power achieved through organisation by labor unions or left parties , produces more egalitarian distributional outcomes ". Pioneered in the 1960s and 70s through the works of Walter Korpi , Gosta Esping-Andersen , and John Stephens , the power resource theory is a method of approach utilized to examine the characteristics and varying levels of impacts of social policies as well as social ...